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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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